Trailer-loads of tyres dumped by road

Wokingham District Council is looking for whoever dumped two trailer loads of tyres in lay-bys on the A33

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TWO rusting lorry trailers full of tyres have been dumped on the Swallowfield bypass.

Wokingham Borough Council is hoping to get information from the public to find out who dumped the trailers after it was forced to mount a £10,000 operation to have them removed.

The unroadworthy vehicles were left in lay-bys on the A33, causing an obstruction to motorists.

The council removed them on Wednesday and it is thought they were dumped over the weekend of December 1 and 2.

There were between 500 and 1,000 tyres in each trailer.

One trailer was blue with the word “Dumped” scrawled on the back, and the other was red.

Peter Baveystock, waste and recycling manager for the council, said: “This was a completely pre-meditated and irresponsible act.

“The illegal dumping of these trailers left motorists at risk and left the taxpayer out of pocket. To just dump two huge articulated lorry trailers by the side of the road and expect someone else to dispose of them is disgraceful.

“I’m appealing to the public to come forward and let the borough council know if they happened to spot anyone near or in these trailers over the weekend so that we can track down the people responsible and prosecute them.”

Anyone who has information can call the council’s recycling team on (0118) 974 6302.